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Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.33%

Published 12/16/2016, 12:15 PM
Updated 12/16/2016, 12:15 PM
© Reuters.  Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.33%

© Reuters. Germany stocks higher at close of trade; DAX up 0.33%

Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Chemicals and Transportation & Logistics sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX added 0.33% to hit a new 52-week high, while the MDAX index gained 0.55%, and the TecDAX index added 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the DAX were Lufthansa AG VNA O.N. (DE:LHAG), which rose 1.85% or 0.235 points to trade at 12.925 at the close. Meanwhile, BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN) added 1.57% or 1.360 points to end at 87.720 and RWE AG ST O.N. (DE:RWEG) was up 1.21% or 0.135 points to 11.315 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Thyssenkrupp AG O.N. (DE:TKAG), which fell 1.17% or 0.275 points to trade at 23.265 at the close. Commerzbank AG O.N. (DE:CBKG) declined 1.05% or 0.082 points to end at 7.728 and Prosiebensat 1 Media AG (DE:PSMGn) was down 0.49% or 0.180 points to 36.330.

The top performers on the MDAX were Schaeffler AG Pref (DE:SHA_p) which rose 3.09% to 13.66, Hella KGaA Hueck & Co (DE:HLE) which was up 2.94% to settle at 34.99 and Rhoen Klinikum AG (DE:RHKG) which gained 2.61% to close at 25.990.

The worst performers were RTL Group SA (DE:RRTL) which was down 1.50% to 67.100 in late trade, Aurubis AG (DE:NAFG) which lost 1.16% to settle at 52.750 and Krones AG O.N. (DE:KRNG) which was down 1.04% to 85.810 at the close.

The top performers on the TecDAX were Siltronic AG (DE:WAFGn) which rose 5.11% to 44.500, SMA Solar Technology AG (DE:S92G) which was up 5.03% to settle at 24.955 and Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) which gained 4.33% to close at 7.065.

The worst performers were Slm Solution G (DE:AM3D) which was down 2.44% to 32.00 in late trade, STRATEC Biomedical AG (DE:SBSG) which lost 2.12% to settle at 45.555 and S&T AG (F:SANT1) which was down 2.09% to 8.451 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange by 393 to 348 and 31 ended unchanged.

Shares in BASF SE NA O.N. (DE:BASFN) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.57% or 1.360 to 87.720. Shares in Evotec AG O.N. (DE:EVTG) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.33% or 0.293 to 7.065.

The DAX volatility index, which measures the implied volatility of DAX options, was down 4.25% to 14.73 a new 52-week low.

Gold for February delivery was up 0.99% or 11.15 to $1140.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.83% or 0.93 to hit $51.83 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 2.07% or 1.12 to trade at $55.14 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.45% to 1.0461, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8381.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.41% at 102.73.

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